Power transmission for milling and the like machines



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8 Claims. (Cl. 74--750) This invention relates to an improved powertransmission for milling and the like machines.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved transmissioncapable of interchanging three different speeds under the control of onelever to drive a milling or the like tool that may be raised and loweredin any of its speeds.

Another object of this invention shall be to provide a powertransmission of the character described, comprising a drive shaft, adriven shaft coaxially slidable relative thereto, and a pair ofplanetary gear assemblies between said drive shaft and driven shaft tocause the driven shaft to operate at various speed ranges.

Still another object of this invention is to provide in a transmissionof the character described, means where-by said pair of planetary gearassemblies may be repositioned by a pair of drum type cams under thecontrol of a single handle.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a transmission ofthe character described, a drive shaft, a shaft coaxially slidablerelative thereto, a casing movable longitudinally with the slidableshaft, a driven shaft in the casing coaxial and slidable with theslidable shaft for holding a tool, means in the casing connecting theslidable shaft With the driven shaft for rotating said driven shaft at aplurality of speed ranges, and means under the control of ya singlehandle on lthe casing for shifting the drive from one speed range toanother.

A yet further object of this invention is to provide a strong and`durable device of the character described, that shall be relativelyinexpensive to manufacture, and yet practical and efficient in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will `beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of invention will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying `drawings in which is shown various illustrativeembodiments of this invention;

Fig. l is a part sectional view of a power pick up cone pulley connectedto a transmission in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a part sectional view taken on the line 5-5` of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a part sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the `line 7--7 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a developed view of one control drum cam of the invention; and

Fig. 9 is a developed view of a second control cam used in theinvention.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a transmission 10embodying the invention, connected by means of a central drive shaft 11to a power take off cone pulley 12.

The cone pulley assembly 12 is mounted on a stationary fixed frame orwall 13. The fixed frame 13' has a central opening y114 through whichthe drive shaft 11 extends to the cone pulley. Circular drum housing 15having an annular flange 16 is mounted over the opening 4 on theopposite side from the transmission. Bolts 17 secure said drum to frame13. A double ring ball bearing 1S is mounted at the lower end of thedrum 15 at the inside thereof, and a single ring ball bearing 19 ismounted at the upper end thereof. It is to be understood that the entireassembly is mounted vertically when in use, although this is notabsolutely necessary for operation.

An internally ribbed sleeve 20 is mounted in the bearings 13 and 19 ofdrum 15 and extends upward beyond them with its internal ribs 21 runningthroughout its length. The external surfaces at each end of sleeve 20,are threaded as at 22 at the upper end and at 23 at the lower endthereof. A pair of internally threaded nuts 24 at .the upper end, and 25at the lower end, secure the sleeve 26 from vertical movement relativeto the xed frame 13. A cone pulley 26 having three steps 27, 28 and 29,with step 29 at the top end, is mounted to the upper end of sleeve 20which extends above bearing 19. Step 29 is a close tit about the upperend of sleeve 20 and is fixed thereto by means of a pair of slots 30with a key 3fm inserted thereinto. Nut 24 contacts the top surface ofpulley 26.

Belt 3=1 about step 29 of the cone pulley 26 may lead to any suitablepower source (not shown).

Thus it may be seen that power from the belt 31 will drive cone pulley26, by means of the key connection Stia and the pulley will drive sleeve20. Sleeve Ztl has internal ribs 21 meshing with external ribs 32 on thedrive shaft 11.

The drive shaft 11 is hollow and tubular in construction. Ribs or splineteeth 32 ofthe drive shaft 11 extend only to the transmission 10. Thedrive shaft 11 has an external thread 33 at the point where it entersthe transmission 10. Directly adjacent and below the external .threads33 is a bearing seat 34, and a short outward flange 35 below that. Theouter surface of the drive shaft is smooth at 36 for a short length.Shaft 11 terminates with a short length of external spline teeth 37constituting a splined sun shaft. Drive shaft 11 extends about 1/3 ofthe way into the transmission as shown in Fig. 2.

A driven shaft 40 is situated coaxially and rotatably within the driveshaft 11 and extends therebelow. A ball bearing 41 surrounds the outersurface of the driven shaft 4t) at the upper end thereof where itextends slightly beyond the upper end of drive shaft 11. A collar 42secures the outer race of ring bearing 41 and extends therebelow to `thedrive shaft 11. Thus, drive shaft 11 and driven shaft e40 are rotatablyconnected at the upper ends thereof.

The driven shaft 40, as seen in Fig. 2, may have oil grooves 43 cutthereon. The driven shaft 40 extends below the lower end 37 of the driveshaft forming section 44. Below section y44 the driven shaft 40' flaresout to an enlarged diameter 45 having external spline gear teeth 46,likewise constituting a sun spline gear. The ribbed section 45 is aboutequal in length to smooth section 44. Below ribs 46 is a shortexternally threaded section 47, fitted with lock nut 47a. Below this isa smooth section 48 acting as a ball bearing ring seat. The driven shaft40 -then extends downwardly to the lower end of the assembly where itwidens to form a chuck 50.

The chuck head 50 is also built totreceive a double ring bearing. Aspindle 51' extends from the chuck mouth through the center of thedriven shaft and out above the upper ends of the V'drive shaft and thedri-ven shaft. The upper end of the driven shaft 40 extends slightlybeyond the upper roller bearing 41. An internally threaded cap 52screwed to the protnuding end of the spindle 51 has an overlappingflange S3 which holds down the driven shaft 40. rIlhe spindle may beiinished olf at its upper end in a hexagonal shape 54. The lower end ofthe spindle protruding into the chuck 50 may be threaded as at 55.

The entire transmission housing is cylindrical in shape, narrowing atthe ends. The upper end of the housing 60 has a bearing seating 61holding ring bearing 62 between the housing and the drive shaft 11. Anut 63 is screwed onto the drive shaft to hold down the bearing and acap member y641 is bolted down by bolts 65 over the upper opening 61 ofthe transmission housing 60. The transmission housing 60 may be formedof several members bolted together as by bolts 66. At the upper sectionof the housing 60 is a cover member 67 which is formed with said opening61. The inside of the housing cover 67 is shaped at 68 to receive a drumtype cam 119 therewithin as will appear hereinafter. Housing 67 has anopening 69 at one side thereof to receive a gear wheel v117 describedhereinafter.

Mounted over opening 69 is a housing 78 formed with an internal cavity71 and a bearing opening 72 leading to the space 71. Cover housing 67thas a lower flange 67a which engages bolts 66.

Adjacent flange 67a and therebelow is a circular ring gear '73 havinginternal teeth 74. Adjacent the underside of gear 73 is a second section75 of the gear housing 60 and a ring gear 76 having internal teeth 77 islocated adjacent the bottom of the dr-um shaped section 75. An elongatedsection 78 of the transmission housing is situated adjacent the lowerface of circular ring gear 76. Bolts 66 pass from the lbousing cover 67through ring gear 73, section 75 of the housing, ring gear 76 and attachto section 78 of the housing. Section '78 may have an outwardly andupwardly extending portion 79 to serve for mounting the transmission. Aportion of section 78, directly below gear 76, is drum shaped andinternally machined to acconnnodate a drum type cam 123 at the insidesurface 80 thereof, as will appear hereinafter.

An opening l81 is formed at one side of section 80. A surface 82 isadjacent this opening. A neck portion 83 narrows down casing portion 78to the lower extended section 84 thereof. Between neck 83 and portion 84is a ring bearing seat 85. Section 78 may also have reinforced mountingportion 86. Tlhe lower end of portion 78 has an internal annular ring87, bearing seat 88, and an open end 89. The cover ring 90 over theopening 89 secures chuck 50 and is held to the casing by bolts 91. Adouble ring ball bearing 92 is seated between the bearing seat 88 andchuck 50. An oil guard collar 93 is mounted within ring `87. Double ringball bearing 94 is mounted inbetween seating 85 and the driven shaftportion 48.

A second small housing 95 disposed below housing 70, is mounted overopening 81. Housing 95 has an in ternal chamber 96 with a pair ofbearing openings 97, 98 on either side thereof. Opening 97 facingopening 72 of the housing 70, and opening 98 on the lower side.

Rod 99 extends from housing 70 through housing 95 and slightly beyond.Said rod is journalled in openings 72, 97, 98. A plate 100 receives rod99 in bearing 104 and is fastened to the underside of housing 95 byscrews 100a. Plate 100 has three through openings 101, 102

and 103 spaced equally from the central opening 104 through which thelower end of rod y99 passes. Openings 191, -102 and 103 are spaced 90from each other. Gear shift bracket 105 is clamped to the lower end ofrod 99 by means of the opening 1.04ct which receives said lower end.Bracket 105 has a slit 106 at one side thereof. A bolt 106a clampstogether split ends of the bracket 105. Rod 99 is keyed to bracket 105by key 107. An arm 108 extends outwardly from the socket portion.Extending outwardly from arm 108 is a gear shift stick socket 109, andextending downwardly from arm 10S is a shift lock socket 1:10. A gearshift handle or lever 111 is screwed into socket 109. A shift lock rod112 is slidably fitted to socket 1110 (Fig. 6) and retained by nut 113.It has an upper pin head 112a adapted to enter one of openings 101, 102,103. A spring 114 contacts pin head 112e lat the upper end of lock rod-112 and is seated within a chamber in socket against nut 113.' The end112e of the shift lock rod extends through socket 118 and is pushed byspring 114 into any of the holes 101, 102 or 103 that the socket 11) mayoverlie. Moving shift lever l111 will rotate rod 99. A gear wheel 115 ismounted on rod 99 within cavity 96 of housing 95 and the outer gearteeth 1.16 of gear 115 extend into hole `81. Mounted on the upper end ofrod 99 within cavity 71 of housing 70 is gear wheel 117 having externalgear teeth y118 extending into opening 69 of the transmission housing.

A drum cam 119 is seated within wall 68 of housing section 67 and isrevolvable therein resting on gear 73. Cam 119 has two outward annularflanges 120 and 121, the latter of which has gear teeth. Gear 121 mesheswith teeth 118 of gear wheel 117. Cam 119 is formed with a pair ofidentical opposite slot openings 122. A second drum cam 123 is mountedwithin the drum seating 80 of section 78 of the transmission housing 60.Drum cam 123 is revolvable within the transmission housing. It rests onan internal shoulder formed in casing section 78. lt is formed with apair of annular outwardly extending flanges 124 and 125. Cam 123 isformed with a pair of identical opposite openings 127. Flange 125 hasoutwardly extending gear teeth 126 meshing with gear teeth 116 of gearwheel 115. Thus, when lever 111 is moved, rod 99 will be rotated;therefore gears 115 and 117 will be rotated, thus rotating cams 119 and1-23 together. Lock rod 1'12 must be drawn into socket 110 in order tomove shift lever 111.

The transmission further comprises a pair of planetary gear trainsoperated by the drum cams 119 and I123. The first planetary gear traincomprises planetary carrier 128 located in the upper section of the gearhousing, coaxially mounted about drive shaft `11; Carrier 128 is formedat its upper end with a cylindrical sleeve 128g spaced from shaft -11. Abearing seat 129 is formed at the upper outside of the sleeve 12-8a. Aninternal spline tooth 130 is formed below the ring bearing seat 129 atthe inside of the cylindrical sleeve 128e. Below this, the carrier hasthree sets of spaced outward flanges 131 which carry axles 132 to whichare attached pinion gears l133 which have gear teeth 134 meshing withteeth 74 of ring gear 73 and with teeth 37 of drive shaft 11. Below thecarrier flanges 131, the carrier narrows to -neck 135. Neck 135 extendsdownwardly and is seated closely about the driven shaft 40. Neck `135has spline teeth or ribs .136 formed on the outside thereof constitutinga sun gear. The entire carrier 128 is slidable up and down on the drivenshaft 40 and surrounding the drive shaft 11.

A second carrier has a ypair of planetary gear carrying flanges 141 atits upper end supporting three axles 142 on which are mounted threeequiangularly spaced pinion gears 143. Pinion gears 143 have teeth 144which mesh with teeth 136 of the first carrier 128.

Carrier 140 has a downwardly extending neck portion 145 below theplanetary gear assembly. Neck 145 has spline teeth 146 formed at theinside thereof meshing with spline teeth or ribs 46 of driven shaft 40,and below this point is formed a bearing seat 147 and a short downwardlyextending neck 148. A ball bearing `ring 150 is seated on the bearingseat 147. A shifter ring 151 is mounted coaxially around bearing 151) asmay be seen clearly in Fig 3. The shifter ring 151 is mounted rotatablyon roller bearing 150 and is spaced inside of drum cam 123. At twopoints diametrically opposite each other, the shifter ring 151 is formedwith a pair of sockets 152. YThis section of the shifter ring is shownin Fig. 7. A pin 153 is mounted within each socket 152 secured byretaining wire 154. A roller 155 is rotatably mounted on each pin 153outside the circumference of the shifter ring 151. Said rollers 155extend into the slots 127 of drum cam 123. Rollers 155 are held ontopins 153 by collars 156 secured by cotter pins 157 and slidably receivedin slots 157a in the casing.

When the gear 115 is rotated by means of moving the gear shift lever111, the teeth 116 on ring 115 will rotate a drum cam 123, since theteeth 116 mesh with teeth 126. When drum cam 123 is rotated the slots127 having the shape shown in Fig. 9, will move the rollers 155 oftheshifter ring and therefore move the shifter ring. WhenV the shift lever111 is rotated in one direction so that the dwells 127a of slots 127(see Fig. 9) are moved, by movement of the drum cam, no action will takeplace on carrier 145. However, when shift lever 111 is moved theopposite way, camming slot portions 127b of slots 127 on the drum camwill press against rollers 155 of the shifter ring. Since camming slotportions 127b are cut from one side of drum cam to the other, therollers 155 will be moved from an upwards position to a lower position.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, movement of shift lever 111 in one directionwill cause the drum cam 123 to move from the position shown, to aposition whereby the rollers 155 will be at the far end of dwells 127aof slots 127 in the drum cam. Since dwells 12711 run circumferentiallyon the drum cam no movement of the shifter ring will take place. If theshift lever in Fig. 2 was moved in an opposite direction, camming slotportions 12717 would move rollers 155 downwards, thus moving the shifterring 151 downwards. Since the shifter ring 151 is connected by means ofbearing 150 to carrier 140, the carrier always moves with the shifterring, therefore such movement of gear shift stick 111 will move thesecond carrier 140 downwards to bring pinions 143 in mesh with the teeth77 of ring gear 76.

The rst carrier 128 has roller bearing 158 mounted on bearing seat 129.Mounted around ball bearing 158, is shifter ring 159 similar to ring151. A roller 160 iS mounted on each side of shifter ring 158 and theyextend into slots 122 of drum cam 119. Also carried by shifter 159 arerollers 161 received in vertical seats 162 in the casing. It will benoted that slots 122 in drum cam 119 have dwell portions 122a andcamming portions 122b running diagonally across the drum cam in anopposite direction from camming slots 127b of opening 127 in drum cam123. Therefore, when the gear shift 111 is moved in one direction, whileshifter ring 151 will remain stationary, the upper shifter ring 159 willmove downwards thereby moving the upper carrier 128 downwards todisengage pinions 133 from teeth 74 of ring gear 73 and to engage teeth130 with sun gear 37.

It may now be seen that when gear shift lever 111 is in neutralposition, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the upper carrier 128 will be in itsupwards position and the lower carrier 140 will be in its upwardsposition (as shown in Fig. 2). When the shift lever is moved in onedirection the upper carrier will move downwards while the lower carrierremains at the same level. When the shift lever is returned to theinbetween or neutral position the carriers will rev6 turn to thepositions shown in Fig. 2. When the shift lever 111 is moved through Vau`arc to its counter-'clockwise stop, with the shift lock rod 112 in hole101, the lower carrier 140 will move downwards to its lower position,but the upper carrier will remain at the same level as in Fig. 1.

The upper carrier 128 will remain in its upper position as shown in Fig.1 since roller 160 will dwell 122m Three gear ratios can be had byshifting the carriers by the means disclosed. l

In the position illustrated in Fig. 2, with the shift lever in centerposition, the drive will work as follows: Power from the drive shaft 11is transmitted to the upper planetary carrier through gear teeth 37 atthe bottom end of the drive shaft meshing with teeth 134 of the piniongears 133. In this position the pinion gears also mesh with the outerring gear 73. Therefore the carrier 128 Will be rotated at a slower rateof speed than the drive shaft, said rate of speed being determined bythe relative sizes of the gears enmeshed.

The ribbed neck or spline portion 136 of the upper carrier 128 extendsdownwardly to the spline teeth 146 of the lower carrier 140 and therebyrotates the lower carrier. The spline teeth 146 of the lower carriermesh with the spline teeth 46 of the driven shaft 40. Thus, Vthe speedof the upper carrier is transmitted to the driven shaft and the chuck 50will be driven at the speed reduction of the first carrier from thedrive shaft 11.

In the second position the shift lever is moved so that the lock rod 112ts into hole 103 on the face plate. Then the upper carrier will movedownwards bringing its internal spline teeth in Contact with the splineteeth or ribs 37 of the drive shaft. Thus the upper carrier 128 willrotate at the same speed as the drive shaft. The lower spline teeth orribs 136 will remain in contact with spline teeth 146 of the lowercarrier and thereby rotate the lower carrier at the same speed as theupper carrier; and the lower carrier through teeth 149 will mesh withspline teeth 46 of the driven shaft and the driven shaft will be rotatedat exactly the speed of the drive shaft. Pinion gears 133 of the uppercarrier will be brought downward in this position out of contact withgear ring 73 and have no effect upon the drive. In the third and finalposition, when shift lever 111 is moved in a counterclockwise positionso that lock rod 112 engages hole 101 of the face plate, the uppercarrier will be returned to the position of Fig. 2 and the lower carrierdropped to its downward position (Fig. 1) in which the pinion gears 143of the lower carrier mesh with ring gear 76 causing :a .reduction ofspeed between the upper carrier driving the pinion 143 through teeth 136and the lower carrier itself. The gear ring 146 will be droppeddownwardly and have no effect on the motion since it will no longerengage with teeth 136. The Iirst gear reduction in the third positionwill be accomplished by the upper carrier, as already described, when inthe position shown. 'The second gear reduction will be of the planetarygearing on carrier which will also be transmitted to the driven shaftthrough teeth 146 meshing with teeth 46 as previously described. Thus,three speeds may be had.

It may be noted that in Fig. 1 the entire transmission may be broughtupwards and downwards while the cone pulley remains stationary since thetransmission is attached to the cone pulley only through ribs 32 meshingwith teeth 21 so that drive shaft 11 may be slipped up and down in thecone pulley.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adaptedto meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Havingpthus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a casing, a drive shaft rotatable and non-slidabletherein, a driven shaft coaxial with the drive shaft and rotatable andnon-slidable in the casing, a splined sun on the drive shaft, a firstplanet carrier mounted for rotation and sliding movement in the casingcoaxially with respect to the drive shaft and movable to an upperposition and to a lower position, pinions on said carrier meshing withsaid splined sun in both the upper and lower positions of said carrier,a ring gear xed with respect to said casing and adapted to mesh withsaid pinions in the upper position of said carrier, and to be clear ofsaid pinions in the lower position of said carrier, internal splineteeth on said carrier adapted to be clear of said splined sun in theupper position of said carrier and to mesh with said splined sun in thelower position of said carrier, a splined sun on said carrier, saiddriven shaft having a splined sun, a second carrier slidably androtatably mounted in said casing coaxially of said driven shaft, andlikewise movable to an upper position and a lower position, and havinginternal spline teeth slidably meshing with the splined sun on saiddriven shaft in both the upper and lower positions of said secondcarrier, pinions carried by said second carrier meshing with the splinedsun on said first carrier in both the upper and lower positions of saidsecond carrier, a ring gear fixed with respect to said casing andmeshing with said pinions on said second carrier in the lower positionof said second carrier, and being clear of said pinions in the upperposition of said second carrier, and said splined sun on said firstcarrier being clear of the internal spline teeth of the second carrierwhen both carriers are in their upper positions, and when the firstcarrier is in its upper position, and the second carrier is in its lowerposition, and adapted to mesh therewith when the first carrier is in itslower position and the second carrier is in its upper position.

2. The combination of claim 1, and means to selectively bring eitherboth carriers to their upper positions, or the yfirst carrier to anupper position and the second carrier to a lower position, or the firstcarrier to its lower position and the second carrier to its upperposition.

3. The combination of claim 2, said means comprising a pair of drumsrotatable and non-slidable in said casing, means to rotate said drumssimultaneously in the same direction, said drums being provided withcams, and -a ypair of shifter means rotatable and non-slidably mountedon said pair of carriers, respectively, and nonrotatably and slidablyengaging said casing, and engaging said cams, respectively, forcontrolling the vertical movements of said carriers upon rotating saiddrums.

4. In combination, a fixed support, a shaft rotatably and non-slidablymounted thereon, a second shaft coL axial with respect to the firstshaft, means to connect said second shaft to the first shaft for slidingmovement with respect thereto and for rotation therewith, a nonrotatablecasing mounted for sliding movement together with the secondshaft andhaving means to journal the second shaft, a third shaft coaxial withlthe second shaft and disposed within said casing, and means connectingthe second shaft to said third shaft for rotating said third shaft atdiiferent speeds relative to the second shaft, said connecting meanscomprising a pair of planetary gear trains, said planetary gear 4trainscomprising a pair of ring gears fixed with respect to the casing, a pairof planet carriers slidable with respect to the second shaft, and meanson the casing to control the sliding movement of said carriers.

5. The combination of claim l, in combination with an upper drumrotatably and non-slidably mounted in the casing and surrounding aportion -of the first carrier, a second drum rotatably and non-slidablymounted in the casing and surrounding the second carrier, a cam slot ineach drum, a shifter ring rotatably and nonslidably mounted on the rstcarrier, and having means engaging in the cam slot in the first drum,and also means slidably and non-rotatably engaging the casing, a shifterring rotatably and non-slidably mounted on the second carrier and havingmeans engaging the cam slot in the second drurn and also means slidablyand nonrotatably engaging said casing. 6. The combination of claim 5,the cam slot in the upper drum comprising a dwell portion from one sideof which extends a downwardly inclined cam portion extending in onedirection, the cam slot in the lower drum comprising a downwardlyinclined cam portion extending in an opposite direction, and alignedwith the dwell portion of the cam slot in the supper drum, and a dwellportion extending from the inclined portion of the cam slot in the lowerdrum, and aligned with the inclined portion of the cam slot in the upperdrum.

7. The combination of claim 6, said drums being provided with gearteeth, a shaft rotatably mounted on the casing parallel to the first,second and third shafts, pinions on said parallel shafts meshing withthe gears on said drums, and a handle fixed to the vertical shaft Iforrotating the latter.

8. The combination of claim 7, and inter-engaging means on said handleand casing to retain said drums in a plurality of angular positions.

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